tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post4950634428813013875..comments2024-03-28T13:22:29.572-05:00Comments on Durango Texas: Mystery Why Fort Worth Is Not One Of The Top Ten Best Places To Live In AmericaDurangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-35491790669071769742017-02-08T20:38:40.765-06:002017-02-08T20:38:40.765-06:00Steve A---- When I saw that photo I knew some poet...Steve A---- When I saw that photo I knew some poetic license was being taken, as in there is no way that view of the Space Needle from Elliot Bay would have Mount Rainier in the background. I did not realize til you caused me to look again that the mountain was not Rainier, but was the Washington volcano I grew up most familiar with, Mount Baker. If I remember right I have been at the Space Needle observation deck and was able to see Mount Baker way in the distance. But, no amount of zooming would get that view from sea level on Elliot Bay. Those zoomed views of the Seattle skyline with Mount Rainier looking so close is confusing for tourists. I remember being on the ferry to Bainbridge Island with my two oldest nephews on the day the Kurt Cobain suicide was the big news. A totally cloudy, socked in day. We had two different tourist groups ask if we were local and if we could point to where Mount Rainier would be if the sky were clear.Durangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231271044296466883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-19991163941892359412017-02-08T18:24:46.410-06:002017-02-08T18:24:46.410-06:00Actually, that COULD be a view of Mount Baker, on ...Actually, that COULD be a view of Mount Baker, on a really rare, completely clear day. Even from Everett, Mount Baker is rarely so clear in any background.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439803544142853007.post-15920366283579453462017-02-08T18:14:51.780-06:002017-02-08T18:14:51.780-06:00That's a FAKE shot of Seattle. While the photo...That's a FAKE shot of Seattle. While the photo caption admits it is Mount Baker in the background, there's no way you could get EITHER Mount Baker or Mount Rainier in any shot across Elliott Bay in the way the photo shows. To get Mount Rainier from the spot where the camera sat, you'd have to look nearly 90 degrees to the right. To get Mount Baker (unlikely from West Seattle), you'd have to look about 75 degrees to the left. Seattle's skyline is attractive enough to not need fake Mountains in the background! The Cascades are hanging their heads in shame about being Photoshopped out...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com